Operation of Public Facilities Including Museums, Art Galleries, and Libraries in the Seoul Metropolitan Area to Resume from the 20th

[Asia Economy Reporter Dongwoo Lee] From the 20th, public facilities such as museums, art galleries, and libraries in the Seoul metropolitan area will reopen. However, the number of visitors will be limited to a maximum of 30% of the facility's capacity.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH) of the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 19th that it reported the "Adjustment Plan for Strengthening Quarantine Measures in the Seoul Metropolitan Area" with these details to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters.

According to this adjustment plan, public facilities such as museums, art galleries, and libraries in the Seoul metropolitan area will reopen for the first time in about a month and a half since May 29.

However, to prevent many people from gathering in confined spaces, the number of visitors will be restricted, and an electronic entry log must be introduced for epidemiological investigations in case of confirmed cases. Visitors must also comply with quarantine rules such as wearing masks.

By facility, 10 institutions including the National Museum, Folk Museum, History Museum, Hangeul Museum, Contemporary Art Museums (Gwacheon, Seoul, Deoksugung), Central Libraries (Central, Children and Youth), and Library for the Disabled will allow entry within a maximum of 30% of their capacity. These institutions will implement a reservation system and accept on-site applications within 10% of the hourly usage limit to prevent crowding at specific times.

Eight venues including the National Theater of Korea, National Gugak Center (main building), Jeongdong Theater, Seoul Arts Center, National Theater Company of Korea (Myeongdong Arts Theater, Baekseonghui and Jang Minho Theaters, Pan), Daehangno and Arko Theaters will limit capacity to 50% and can hold planned performances and private rentals. The National Palace Museum of Korea will also accept up to 1,000 visitors daily and open palaces and royal tombs.

However, gathering restrictions and mandatory compliance with quarantine rules for 12 "high-risk facilities" such as entertainment bars and karaoke rooms, which have a high risk of infection, will continue. For PC rooms and small academies with fewer than 300 people, which were subject to strengthened quarantine measures in the metropolitan area but are not classified as high-risk facilities, local governments will be allowed to decide whether to mandate quarantine rules.

The government and local governments plan to continuously monitor the quarantine measures to ensure safe facility use at reopened facilities.

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